Tripod Dish

58-35-61

From: Mexico (Central America) | Valley of Mexico

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 58-35-61
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Aztec
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Valley of Mexico
Culture Area Central American
Date Made 1400-1499
Section American
Materials Clay | Pigment
Description

Black on orange; miniature vessel; legs broad and wide; two black vertical lines on each, low and splayed out; one leg broken and mended; design in center of bowl; see drawing; four additional s-shaped curves around "compass-points" of vessel interior; rim chipped in two places.

Height 3.9 cm
Outside Diameter 5.9 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. Kliberg, 1958

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